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Ralph Sampson
1985-86

Ralph Sampson

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Prime
Age:25
Position:PF
Team:HOU
Games:79
Minutes (Per Game):36.3
Total Minutes:2864
Franchise
Rating
A-
77.7
FR rank #36 (1985-86)

Archetypes

⚖️ Two-Way 💪 Rebounder 🔒 Lockdown
  • Franchise Rating (FR) — A measure of how valuable a player is to a franchise given the player's contract value, production, availability, and overall impact both in the regular season and postseason. Scored 0–100, graded D- to S+.
  • Potential Rating (POT) — A measure of how high a player's FR can be: the projected FR ceiling if they continue their current trajectory next season. Same 0–100 scale and grade thresholds as FR; shown only for players under 25. POT blends the legacy formula (45%) with the Performance Potential Score / PPS from per-100 stats (55%).

Season Badges

  • Peak — Career-high OVR season (only one per player, once decline from that peak is visible).
  • Prime — One of the three seasons in the player's best 3-year stretch by average OVR.
  • Lookout — A or better Potential Rating (POT) in the player’s second year (year_exp = 1).
  • #1 FR — Ranked #1 in the league in Franchise Rating that season.
  • #1 POT — Ranked #1 in the league in Potential Rating that season.

Score Thresholds for Each Grade (FR and POT Share the Same 0–100 Scale):

FR = Franchise Rating  |  POT = Potential Rating

S+
FR/POT: ≥95
S
FR/POT: 90–94
A+
FR/POT: 85–89
A
FR/POT: 80–84
A-
FR/POT: 75–79
B+
FR/POT: 70–74
B
FR/POT: 60–69
B-
FR/POT: 55–59
C+
FR/POT: 50–54
C
FR/POT: 45–49
C-
FR/POT: 40–44
D+
FR/POT: 35–39
D
FR/POT: 30–34
D-
FR/POT: <30
Points 18.9
Rebounds 11.1
Assists 3.6
Steals 1.3
Blocks 1.6
Field Goal Pct 48.8%
Field Goals Made 7.9
Field Goals Attempted 16.2
Three Point Pct 13.3%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.2
Free Throw Pct 64.1%
Free Throws Made 3.1
Free Throws Attempted 4.8
Turnovers 3.6
Personal Fouls 3.9
Win Shares 5.0
True Shooting Pct 51.6%
Player Efficiency Rating 16.9
Usage Pct 23.6%
Box Plus Minus 0.4
Value Over Replacement Player 1.8

Misc

Year of Experience 3
Potential Win Shares 5.0
Reg. Win Burden % 9.9%

Impact

Reg. Season ISR 178.4
Postseason ISR 247.6
Reg. Season ICS (%) 15.9%
Postseason ICS (%) 21.0%

ROI

Salary $1,165,500
Overpay Index 1.74
Contract Value Rating 8.2/10.0

Performance

Performance Rating 89.3· Rank #16

Availability

Cap Hole $43,167
Availability % 96.3%
Cap Wasted % 1.00%